Mixed litter decomposition in a managed Missouri Ozark forest ecosystem

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 688-694

  Li, Qinglin ^a,b   Moorhead, Daryl L ^c   DeForest, Jared L ^d   Henderson, Rachel ^c   Chen, Jiquan ^c   Jensen, Randy ^e  

^a Timberline Natural Resource Group Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP); Mixed leaf litter; Nitrogen accumulation; Oak hickory forest

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ASTROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTION;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MISSOURI OZARK FOREST ECOSYSTEM PROJECT (MOFEP); MIXED LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN ACCUMULATION; OAK-HICKORY FOREST;

FORESTRY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HARVESTING; LEAF LITTER; LITTER;

CONCENTRATION; DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST LITTER; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTION;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; PINUS ECHINATA; QUERCUS;

EID: 56649089661     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.043     Document Type: Article

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